Data Protection

General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our data protection declaration listed below this text.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the “Note on the responsible body” section in this data protection declaration.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This can be e.g. This could, for example, be data that you enter into a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided error-free. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time in the future. You also have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted in certain circumstances. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority. You can contact us at any time about this or if you have any further questions about data protection.

Analytics and Third Party Tools

When you visit this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This happens primarily with so-called analysis programs. Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following data protection declaration.

Hosting

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

External hosting

This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the server(s) of the host(s). This can be v. a. These include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access and other data generated via a website.

The external hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and

existing customers (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit . B. Device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Our host(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and follow our instructions regarding this data. We use the following host(s):
Saarbourg design GbR
At Zollstock 15
35415 Pohlheim
Germany

Order processing

We have concluded an order processing contract (AVV) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that we only process the personal data of our website visitors in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of these sites take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration.

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

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating via email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible. 

Note on the responsible body

The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

Forschungsinstitut für pflanzenbasierte Ernaehrung gGmbH
Dr. oec. troph. Markus H. Keller
At Lohacker 2
35444 Biebertal/Giessen
Germany
Tel.: 0049 – (0)6409 – 3374 777
Email: kontak(at)ifpe-giessen.de

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

Storage period

Unless a specific storage period is specified in this data protection declaration, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial law retention periods); In the latter case, the deletion takes place after these reasons no longer apply.

General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we will process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 Para. 2 lit are processed. In the event of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art.

49 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to the access to information on your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), the data processing will also be carried out on the basis of Section 25 Paragraph 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary to fulfill the contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

Data processing can also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter F of the GDPR. Information about the relevant legal bases in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this data protection declaration.

Recipients of personal data

As part of our business activities, we work with various external bodies. In some cases, it is also necessary to transmit personal data to these external bodies. We only pass on personal data to external bodies if this is necessary to fulfill a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. passing on data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f DSGVO in the transfer or if another legal basis allows the data transfer. When using order processors, we only pass on our customers’ personal data on the basis of a valid order processing contract. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing contract is concluded.

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke any consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 ABS. 1 LITER. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE TERMS. THE APPLICABLE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS DATA PROTECTION POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN PROOF COMPLEX REASONS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOM OR THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE USE OF ASSERTING, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE FORMATION OF LEGAL CLAIMS ( OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21 (1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT IT IS CONNECTED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21 (2) GDPR). 

Right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, those affected have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies. 

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the data to be transferred directly to another person responsible, this will only be done if it is technically feasible. 

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser address line changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

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

Information, deletion and correction

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information at any time about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice for this purpose or for further questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

  • If you dispute the accuracy of the personal data we hold about you, we will generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
  • If the processing of your personal data was/is occurring unlawfully, you can request that data processing be restricted instead of deletion.
  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted instead of deletion.
  • If you have lodged an objection in accordance with Article 21 Para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be made between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
  • If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be used with your consent or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

Objection to advertising emails

The use of contact details published as part of the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information being sent, such as spam emails.

 

Data collection on this website

Cookies

Our websites use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packages and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser automatically deletes them. Cookies can come from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services). Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes. Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions you want (e.g. for the shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience) (necessary cookies). stored on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is stated. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 Para. 1 TTDSG); consent can be revoked at any time. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted. You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this data protection declaration.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • Browser type and browser version
  • operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of server request
  • IP -Address

This data will not be merged with other data sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of his website – for this purpose the server log files must be recorded 

Contact form

If you send us inquiries using the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us in order to process the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was queried.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected. 

Inquiries by email, telephone or fax

If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your request including all resulting personal data (name, request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was queried.

The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Cookies and traffic reporting

We use “session cookies” from VG Wort, Munich, to measure access to texts in order to record the likelihood of copying. Session cookies are small pieces of information that a provider stores in the RAM of the visitor’s computer. A randomly generated unique identification number is stored in a session cookie, a so-called session ID. A cookie also contains information about its origin and the storage period. Session cookies cannot store any other data. These measurements are carried out by Kantar Germany GmbH using the Scalable Central Measurement Method (SZM). They help to determine the likelihood of individual texts being copied in order to compensate authors and publishers for legal claims. We do not collect any personal data via cookies.

Many of our pages are provided with JavaScript calls, which we use to report access to the collecting society Wort (VG Wort). We thereby enable our authors to participate in the distributions from VG Wort, which ensure legal remuneration for the use of copyrighted works in accordance with Section 53 of the Copyright Act.

A use of our offers is also possible without cookies. Most browsers are set to automatically accept cookies. However, you can deactivate the storage of cookies or set your browser to notify you when cookies are being sent.
Data protection declaration for the use of the scalable central measurement method

Our website and our mobile web offering use the “Scalable Central Measurement Method” (SZM) from Kantar Germany GmbH to determine statistical parameters to determine the probability of texts being copied.

Anonymous measurements are collected. In order to recognize computer systems, the access number measurement alternatively uses a session cookie or a signature, which is created from various automatically transmitted information from your browser. IP addresses are only processed in anonymized form.

The process was developed with data protection in mind. The sole aim of the procedure is to determine the likelihood of individual texts being copied.

At no time individual users are identified. Your identity always remains protected. You will not receive any advertising through the system.

 

Social media

Facebook

Elements of the social network Facebook are integrated into this website. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected will also be transferred to the USA and other third countries.

You can find an overview of the Facebook social media elements here:

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_EN.

If the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to assign your visit to this website to your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. Further information can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy at:

https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/?entry_point=data_policy_redirect&entry=0.

If consent has been obtained, the above will be used. Service based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR and Section 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Unless consent has been obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility on social media.

To the extent that personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Article 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to collecting the data and passing it on to Facebook. The processing carried out by Facebook after the forwarding is not part of the shared responsibility. Our joint obligations have been set out in a joint processing agreement. The text of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for the data protection-safe implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook products. You can assert data subject rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook directly on Facebook. If you assert your data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward these to Facebook. Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here:

https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum,

https://facebook.com/help/566994660333381 and

https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

The company is certified according to the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that requires compliance

to ensure European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every DPF certified company undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider using the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participantdetail?contact=true&id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active

Instagram

Functions of the Instagram service are integrated into this website. These functions will

offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

If the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. Instagram thereby receives 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 on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to assign your visit to this website to your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram. If consent has been obtained, the above will be used. Service based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR and Section 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Unless consent has been obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in providing the most comprehensive visibility possible

Analysis tools and advertising

Matomo

This website uses the open source web analysis service Matomo. With the help of Matomo we are able to collect and analyze data about the use of our website by website visitors. This allows us, among other things, Find out when which page views were made and from which region they come. We also collect various log files (e.g. IP address, referrer, browsers used and operating systems) and can measure whether our website visitors carry out certain actions (e.g. clicks, purchases, etc.).

The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit . B. Device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

IP anonymization
When analyzing with Matomo, we use IP anonymization. Your IP address is shortened before analysis so that it can no longer be clearly assigned to you.

Hosting
We host Matomo with the following third party provider:
Saarbourg Design GbR
At Zollstock 15
35415 Pohlheim
Germany

Order processing

We have concluded an order processing contract (AVV) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that we only process the personal data of our website visitors in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Newsletters

Newsletter data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected or only collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties. The data entered into the newsletter registration form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of data, the e-mail address and their use to send the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation. The data you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter or if the purpose no longer applies. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected. After you have been unsubscribed from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored in a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interests. 

GetResponse

We use GetResponse, an email marketing and marketing automation service, on our website. The service provider is the Polish company GetResponse Sp. Z o.o., Arkonska 6/A3, 80-387 Gdansk, Poland. 

Zoom meetings

Data protection information in accordance with Art. 13 GDPR for the use of “Zoom Meetings”

With the following information we inform you about data processing when using the video conferencing tool Zoom Meetings (hereinafter Zoom). Zoom is a service provided by Zoom Video Communications, Inc, based in San José California, USA.

A contract for order processing in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR was concluded between the Forschungsinstitut für pflanzenbasierte Ernaehrung gGmbH (hereinafter IFPE) and the company Zoom. Zoom’s additional applicable data protection information can be viewed here: Zoom Online Data Protection Policy.

Responsible body
Forschungsinstitut für pflanzenbasierte Ernaehrung gGmbH (IFPE)
Im Lohacker 2
35444 Biebertal/Giessen
Germany
Email: kontakt(at)ifpe-giessen.de

Contact details data protection of the IFPE
Email: kontakt@ifpe-giessen.de

You can also reach the IFPE’s official data protection officer at the address and telephone number given above.

Type, scope and purpose of data processing

If you use the Zoom service provided by IFPE to hold online meetings or video conferences, the following data will be processed by IFPE:

Category of personal data Types of personal data Purpose of processing

Registration information · First name, last name

  • E-mail address
  • Password
  • public IP address
  • Browser
  • Phone number (optional)
  • Postal address (optional)
  • Avatar (optional) registration and use of the service

Host and usage information · IP address

  • User agent identifier
  • Hardware type
  • Operating system type and version
  • Client version
  • IP addresses along the network path

Endpoint MAC address (if applicable)

  • Service version
  • Actions taken
  • Meeting session information (title, date and time, frequency, average and actual duration, count, quality, network activity and network connectivity)
  • Number of sessions
  • Number of screen sharing and non-screen sharing sessions
  • Number of participants
  • Hostname
  • Screen resolution
  • Join method
  • Performance information, troubleshooting and diagnostics to diagnose technical problems

As part of support requests, so-called Technical Support Assistance (TAC), the following data can be processed: 

Category of personal data Types of personal data Purpose of processing

Information about TAC support · First name, last name

  • E-mail address
  • Telephone number of the employee appointed to open the service request
  • Authentication information (without passwords)
  • Information about the status of the system
  • Registration data about software installations and hardware configurations
  • Bug tracking files · Offer support
  • Checking the quality of the support service
  • Conducting an analysis of the service solution

The following functions of a Zoom meeting allow participants to view personal data: participant list, chat, desktop sharing and camera.

However, the functions are switched off in the default settings and can be activated yourself if necessary.

Deletion and retention

Your personal data will only be stored for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes mentioned above.

Legal basis

The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter e) GDPR in conjunction with. V. m. § 3 para. 1 DSG NRW applies. The purpose of the processing is to obtain a license to use Zoom and, after authentication, to provide Zoom with feedback that the user has successfully authenticated.

Data processing outside the European Union

Data processing generally takes place in a member state of the European Union. Zoom Inc. has its headquarters in the USA. Part of the processing of personal data (billing data and analysis data) therefore takes place in the USA. The IFPE has agreed standard contractual clauses with Zoom Inc., which provide appropriate guarantees for the protection of your personal data in accordance with Article 46 GDPR that correspond to the European data protection level. The data is transmitted on the basis of a contract in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

Rights of the persons affected

As a data subject, you can exercise the rights granted to you by the GDPR at any time:

  • the right to information as to whether and which of your data is being processed (Art. 15 GDPR);
  • the right to request the correction or completion of the data concerning you (Article 16 GDPR);
  • the right to delete the data concerning you in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR;
  • the right to request a restriction on the processing of data in accordance with Article 18 GDPR;
  • the right to data transfer in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR;
  • the right to object to future processing of your data in accordance with Article 21 of the GDPR

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible data protection supervisory authority (Article 77 GDPR):

Validity of the data protection information

This data protection notice is regularly reviewed by the IFPE in order to be able to adapt it to changes in relevant laws or regulations or to better meet your needs.

Plugins and tools

YouTube with extended data protection

This website embeds videos from the YouTube website. The website is operated by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. We use YouTube in extended data protection mode. According to YouTube, this mode means that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. However, the extended data protection mode does not necessarily exclude the passing on of data to YouTube partners. This way, regardless of whether you watch a video, YouTube establishes a connection to the Google Marketing Network. As soon as you start a YouTube video on this website, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. Furthermore, after starting a video, YouTube can store various cookies on your device or use comparable recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can receive information about visitors to this website. This information is, among other things, used to collect video statistics, improve user experience and prevent fraud attempts. If necessary, further data processing operations may be triggered after starting a YouTube video, over which we have no influence. The use of YouTube is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offerings. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Further information about data protection at YouTube can be found in their data protection declaration at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

The company is certified according to the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when data is processed in the USA. Every DPF certified company undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider using the following link:

https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participantdetail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Google Fonts (local hosting)

This site uses so-called Google Fonts, which are provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to Google servers. Further information about 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.

Spotify

Functions of the music service Spotify are integrated into this website. The provider is Spotify AB Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm in Sweden. You can recognize the Spotify plugins by the green logo on this website. You can find an overview of the Spotify plugins at: https://developer.spotify.com. This means that when you visit this website, a direct connection can be established between your browser and the Spotify server via the plugin. Spotify thereby receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Spotify button while logged into your Spotify account, you can link the content of this website to your Spotify profile. This allows Spotify to assign your visit to this website to your user account. We would like to point out that when you use Spotify, cookies are used by Google Analytics, so that your usage data can also be passed on to Google when you use Spotify. Google Analytics is a tool from the Google Group for analyzing user behavior based in the USA. Spotify is solely responsible for this integration. As website operators, we have no influence on this processing. The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the attractive acoustic design of his website. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR andd Section 25 Paragraph 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Further information can be found in Spotify’s privacy policy:
https://www.spotify.com/nl-en/legal/privacy-policy/.

If you do not want Spotify to be able to assign your visit to this website to your Spotify user account, please log out of your Spotify user account. 

Event booking via Eventbrite

We use Eventbrite, an event platform from Eventbrite Inc. (“Eventbrite”), as the booking system for participation in our events. If you want to make a booking on our site and click on the relevant button or link, you will be redirected to the Eventbrite website.

When you make a booking with Eventbrite, Eventbrite collects and processes the following personal data from you, to which we are given access:

Surname

E-mail address

If applicable, billing address

If applicable, payment details

birth date

Information about booked and attended events

Eventbrite also automatically collects data. This includes device and browser data (e.g. your IP address), characteristics of your access device and/or browser, statistical data about your activities on the Services, information about how you access the Services.

As the organizer, we receive from Eventbrite the personal data you provide when booking in order to be able to administer and authenticate you as a participant at the event and to provide you with information before and after the event that you need to take advantage of the full range of services .

In the case of paid events, the data is processed on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b) GDPR. This means that you provide us with the data based on the contractual relationship between you and us. If the events are offered free of charge, the legal basis is also Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b) GDPR. In this case, the contractual relationship is a free viewing contract. In addition, data processing is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. The processing of your personal data by using the Eventbrite service serves the orderly processing of events, in particular the authentication and information of participants as well as the determination of an offer that is tailored to your interests. We have taken into account possible conflicting rights and interests on your part.

According to its own information, Eventbrite processes the above. Data on behalf of the event organizers (e.g. when delivering confirmation emails, processing payments, etc.) and to support the organizer in event planning. However, it cannot be ruled out that Eventbrite also processes the data for its own purposes. You can find out more information about the tasks that Eventbrite performs as a processor and how personal data is processed and protected on our behalf here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/help/en-gb/articles/363929/[slug]/

For more information about how Eventbrite processes personal data, please see the privacy policy on the Eventbrite website

The Eventbrite event platform is provided by Eventbrite Inc. 155 5th Street, Floor 7, San Francisco, CA 94103. Eventbrite has a branch in Berlin: Eventbrite DE GmbH, Oranienstraße 25, 10999 Berlin, Germany.

More information can be found here.

According to Eventbrite, any transfers to the USA are based on standard data protection clauses in accordance with Article 46 sentence 2 lit. c GDPR. Please note that when data is transferred to the USA, a level of data protection that meets the requirements of the GDPR cannot be guaranteed. In case of doubt, US security authorities can access your personal data transmitted to Eventbrite comprehensively and without cause. There are no effective legal remedies available to you to prevent this.

Further information can be found here.

Payment provider PayPal

On our website we offer, among other things, payment via PayPal. The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter “PayPal”).

If you choose to pay via PayPal, the payment details you entered will be transmitted to PayPal.

Your data will be transmitted to PayPal on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (processing to fulfill a contract). You have the option to revoke your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation does not affect the effectiveness of past data processing operations. 

Twingle

We use the donation form from twingle GmbH, Prinzenallee 74, 13357 Berlin. twingle GmbH provides the technical platform for the donation process for this donation form. The data you enter when donating (e.g. address, bank details, etc.) will only be stored by twingle on servers in Germany to process the donation.

We have concluded a data processing contract with twingle and fully implement the strict requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the German data protection authorities when using twingle’s donation form. The transmission of your data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (processing to fulfill a contract). You have the option to revoke your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation does not affect the effectiveness of past data processing operations.

Collection, processing and use of personal data when making donations

When you make a donation, we only collect and use your personal data to the extent necessary to fulfill and process your donation and, if necessary, to process your inquiries. Providing the data is necessary to process the donation process. Failure to provide this will mean that your donation cannot be received. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR and is necessary for processing the donation. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. The only exceptions to this are our service partners that we need to process the donation or service providers that we use for order processing. In addition to the recipients named in the respective clauses of this data protection declaration, these include, for example, recipients from the following categories: payment service providers, service providers for sending donation receipts. In all cases we strictly observe the legal requirements. The amount of data transmission is limited to a minimum. You have the option to revoke your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation does not affect the effectiveness of past data processing operations.

Due to the further development of our website or the implementation of new technologies, it may become necessary to change this data protection declaration. We reserve the right to change the data protection declaration at any time with effect for the future. We recommend that you re-read the current data protection declaration from time to time.

Source (in German):
https://www.e-recht24.de