Data protection

The controller within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is

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Your rights as a data subject

You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details provided for our data protection officer:

  • Information about your data stored by us and its processing (Art. 15 GDPR),
  • Correction of incorrect personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
  • Deletion of your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR),
  • Restriction of data processing if we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
  • Objection to the processing of your data by us (Art. 21 GDPR) and
  • Data portability, provided that you have consented to the data processing or have concluded a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).

If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.

You can contact a supervisory authority at any time with a complaint, e.g. the competent supervisory authority of the federal state of your residence or the authority responsible for us as the responsible body.

A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html.

Collection of general information when visiting our website

Nature and purpose of the processing:

When you access our website, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise transmit information, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet service provider, your IP address and similar.

They are processed for the following purposes in particular:

  • Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
  • Ensuring the smooth use of our website,
  • Evaluation of system security and stability and
  • to optimize our website.

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. Information of this kind may be statistically evaluated by us anonymously in order to optimize our website and the technology behind it.

Legal basis and legitimate interest:

Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Receiver

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Storage duration

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. This is generally the case for the data used to provide the website when the respective session has ended.

If the data is stored in log files, this is the case after 14 days at the latest. Storage beyond this period is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users are anonymized so that it is no longer possible to identify the accessing client.

Provision prescribed or required

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the IP address, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services may not be available or may be restricted. For this reason, an objection is excluded.

Cookies

Like many other websites, we also use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website.

You can delete individual cookies or the entire cookie inventory. You will also receive information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or block their storage in advance. Depending on your browser provider, you will find the necessary information under the following links:

Storage duration and cookies used:

If you allow us to use cookies through your browser settings or consent, the following cookies may be used on our websites:

Technically necessary cookies - type and purpose of processing:

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the accessing browser can be identified even after a page change. Specifically, only the functional cookies from WordPress are set here.

The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary for the browser to be recognized even after a page change.

Legal basis and legitimate interest

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in a user-friendly design of our website.

Receiver

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Provision prescribed or required

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without this data, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services may not be available or may be restricted.

Contradiction

Please read the information on your right to object under Art. 21 GDPR below.

Use of Matomo

We use the Matomo analysis software. Matomo is configured so that no cookies are set. IP addresses are anonymized. The Matomo analysis server is located in Germany (Frankfurt am Main). No data is transferred to third countries.

By anonymizing the IP address by six digits, we take into account the website visitor's interest in the protection of personal data. The data is not used to personally identify the user of the website and is not merged with other data. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is not passed on to third parties.

SSL encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.

Privacy policy for "Supporters" form

Processing of personal data

We provide you with a contact form that you can use to send us your request. We collect the following personal data:

  • Mandatory informationName and e-mail address (to contact you and process your request).
  • Optional informationOther information that you provide voluntarily (e.g. telephone number, professional details).

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) and/or Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (pre-contractual measures) if your request is aimed at concluding a contract.

Note on the publication of data marked as "public" in the form for "supporters"

The data marked as "public" in the form (e.g. name, avatar) is published on our website and is accessible to an indefinite number of people. You can revoke this publication at any time. Please write to the e-mail address in the imprint.

Purpose of data collection and processing

The data you provide will be used exclusively for the purpose of processing your request and, if necessary, for further communication. Public data from the form will be used for publication on our website, while private data will only be used internally to contact you.

Storage duration

Your data will only be stored for as long as is necessary to fulfill the respective purpose or for as long as statutory retention obligations exist. Your data will be deleted once the purpose has ceased to exist or the deadlines have expired.

Forwarding of data

Your personal data will not be passed on to third parties unless this is necessary to process your request or you have expressly consented to this.Security measures
The transmission of your data is encrypted (HTTPS). We use technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access.Rights of the data subjects
You have the right to information, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing as well as the right to object and data portability in accordance with Art. 15-21 GDPR. You can also withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Information about your right to object in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR

Individual right of objection

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR (data processing on the basis of a balancing of interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision within the meaning of Article 4(4) GDPR.

If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

Recipient of an objection

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Changes to our privacy policy

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.

Questions for the data protection officer

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an e-mail or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization directly:

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The privacy policy was created in part with the help of activeMind AG (External data protection officer) (version #2020-09-30).