Privacy Policy for Instagram (as of January 21, 2025)
1. Introduction
The protection of your personal data is important to us. With this privacy policy, we inform you about how we collect, process, and protect your data on Instagram when you interact with our profile or services. Furthermore, we are committed to protecting and using your data in accordance with applicable law. By using our services, you acknowledge the terms of this privacy policy. Please note that Instagram is operated by Meta, and their policies also apply.
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2. Data Controller
The party responsible for processing your data in connection with our Instagram profile is:
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Theralogy International GmbH / Angelika Overbeck
Im Hagenacker 2, 79761 Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany
Email: international@theralogy.info
Phone: +49 7751/9212218
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3. What Data We Collect
When you visit our Instagram profile or interact with our content (e.g., through likes, comments, direct messages, or participation in polls), the following personal data may be collected:
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User Data: Instagram username, profile information, interactions with posts (likes, comments, shares)
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Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device used, geolocation (if you have enabled this feature)
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Direct Messages (DMs): Content of the messages you send us
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Behavioral Data: Information about your interactions with our posts and ads (e.g., clicks, views)
We only use your personal data if you have given consent, if Meta’s policies allow it, or if we have a legal basis to do so.
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4. Purpose of Data Processing
We process the collected data for the following purposes:
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Interaction and Communication: Responding to messages and comments, participating in dialogues or polls
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Marketing and Advertising: Analyzing interactions with our posts and ads to optimize content and improve marketing strategies
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User Experience Improvement: Enhancing content and offerings based on user feedback and behavior data
5. Legal Basis for Processing
Your data is processed based on the following legal grounds:
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Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR): By interacting with our content, you consent to the processing of your data
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Contract Fulfillment (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR): Data processing may be necessary to communicate with you via Instagram or manage orders (e.g., during promotions)
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Legitimate Interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR): Using Instagram Insights to analyze and improve our content serves our legitimate interest in effective communication and advertising
6. Data Sharing
We only share your personal data with third parties in the following cases:
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Instagram (Meta Platforms Inc.): Instagram and its parent company Meta process data to provide you with content and platform functionalities. For more information, refer to Meta’s privacy policy.
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Third-Party Providers: We use external service providers (e.g., for marketing, analytics, survey tools) that comply with applicable data protection regulations.
7. Data Retention and Deletion
We only retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the stated purposes. Once the purpose no longer applies, the data will be deleted or anonymized.
You can request the deletion or restriction of your data processing at any time by contacting us via the details provided above.
Important: Please refer to Meta’s own practices regarding data storage and deletion.
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8. Your Rights
You have the following rights concerning your personal data:
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Right of Access: Request confirmation as to whether and which personal data we process about you
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Right to Rectification: Request correction of incorrect or incomplete data
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Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data, unless legal obligations require retention
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Right to Restriction of Processing: Request limited processing of your data
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Right to Object: Object to data processing based on legitimate interests
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Right to Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to another controller
You can exercise these rights at any time by contacting us via the above-mentioned email or phone.
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9. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against loss, misuse, or unauthorized access.
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10. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time. The most current version will always be published or referenced on our Instagram profile.
Privacy Policy for our Facebook company page
We operate a Facebook company page to interact with our users and promote our offerings. Using our Facebook page results in the processing of personal data by both us and Facebook. We are jointly responsible for the processing of this data with Facebook.
The data processed includes usage data, interaction data (e.g. likes, comments, messages) and other data collected by Facebook using cookies and similar technologies.
The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in optimizing our online presence (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). If we process your data for marketing purposes, we may obtain your consent.
We use Facebook Insights to analyze the use of our Facebook page and Facebook Pixel to measure the effectiveness of our advertising. Further information on how Facebook processes your data and your rights as a data subject can be found in the Facebook privacy policy ( https://www.facebook.com/policy.php ).
Users have the right to receive information about the data processed, to correct or delete it, and to object to the processing. Further information on this can be found in our general privacy policy.
