Privacy policy

General notice and mandatory information

Designationof the responsible body

The responsible body for data processing on this website is: Transform e.V.Michaela BirkWürttembergischeStr.1210707 Berlin The responsible body decides alone or jointly with others on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, contact details, etc.).

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Some data processing operations are only possible with your express consent.
You can withdraw your consent at any time.
An informal notification by e-mail is sufficient for the revocation.
The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

As the data subject, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in the event of a breach of data protection law.
The competent regulatory authority for matters related to data protection legislation is the data protection officer of the German state in which our company is headquartered.
The following link provides a list of data protection officers and their contact details: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to third parties.
The data will be provided in a machine-readable format.
If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place if it is technically feasible.

Right to information, correction, blocking, deletion

You have the right to free information about your stored personal data, the origin of the data, its recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data at any time within the framework of the applicable legal provisions.
You can contact us at any time using the contact options listed in the legal notice if you have any further questions on the subject of personal data. SSL or TLS encryption For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content that you send to us as the site operator, our website uses SSL or TLS encryption.
TLS encryption.
This means that data that you transmit via this website cannot be read by third parties.
You can recognize an encrypted connection by the “https://” address line of your browser and the lock symbol in the browser line.

Server log files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in server log files.
These are

  • Visited page on our domain
  • Date and time of the server request
  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Registration on this website

You can register on our website to use certain functions.
The data transmitted is used exclusively for the purpose of using the respective offer or service.
Mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full.
Otherwise we will refuse registration.
In the event of important changes, for example for technical reasons, we will inform you by e-mail.
The e-mail will be sent to the address provided during registration.
The data entered during registration is processed on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).
You can withdraw your consent at any time.
An informal notification by e-mail is sufficient for the revocation.
The legality of the data processing that has already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.
We store the data collected during registration for the period that you are registered on our website.
Your data will be deleted if you cancel your registration.
Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Contact form

Data transmitted via the contact form, including your contact details, will be stored in order to process your request or to be available for follow-up questions.
This data will not be passed on without your consent.
The data entered in the contact form will be processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).
You can withdraw your consent at any time.
An informal notification by e-mail is sufficient for the revocation.
The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Data transmitted via the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or there is no longer any need to store the data.
Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Storage duration of posts and comments

Posts and comments and associated data, such as IP addresses, are stored.
The content remains on our website until it has been completely deleted or has to be deleted for legal reasons.
Posts and comments are stored on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).
You can withdraw your consent at any time.
An informal notification by e-mail is sufficient for the revocation.
The legality of data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

Subscribing to comments

As a user of our website, you can subscribe to comments after registering.
We will send you a confirmation e-mail to check whether you are the owner of the e-mail address you have provided.
You can unsubscribe from the subscription function for comments at any time via a link in a subscription e-mail.
Data entered to set up the subscription will be deleted if you unsubscribe.
If this data has been transmitted to us for other purposes and elsewhere, it will remain with us.

Newsletter data

To send our newsletter, we need an e-mail address from you.
Verification of the e-mail address provided is necessary and you must consent to receiving the newsletter.
Additional data is not collected or is voluntary.
The data is used exclusively for sending the newsletter.
The data provided when registering for the newsletter will be processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).
You can withdraw your consent at any time.
To withdraw your consent, simply send us an informal email or unsubscribe via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter.
The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
Data entered to set up the subscription will be deleted if you unsubscribe.
If this data has been transmitted to us for other purposes and elsewhere, it will remain with us.

YouTube

Our website uses plugins from YouTube to integrate and display video content. The provider of the video portal is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When a page with an integrated YouTube plugin is accessed, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells YouTube which of our pages you have visited. YouTube can assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile if you are logged into your YouTube account. You can prevent this by logging out beforehand. The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Details on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy at
https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Vimeo

Our website uses plugins from Vimeo to integrate and display video content. The provider of the video portal is Vimeo Inc, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. When a page with an integrated Vimeo plugin is accessed, a connection to the Vimeo servers is established. This tells Vimeo which of our pages you have visited. Vimeo learns your IP address, even if you are not logged in to the video portal or do not have an account there. The information collected by Vimeo is transmitted to the video portal’s servers in the USA. Vimeo can assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out beforehand. Details on the handling of user data can be found in Vimeo’s privacy policy at
https://vimeo.com/privacy.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies.
These are small text files that your web browser stores on your end device.
Cookies help us to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure.
Some cookies are “session cookies”.
Such cookies are deleted automatically at the end of your browser session.
Other cookies, on the other hand, remain on your device until you delete them yourself.
Such cookies help us to recognize you when you return to our website.
With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict or prevent the setting of cookies.
Many web browsers can be configured so that cookies are deleted automatically when the program is closed.
Deactivating cookies may result in limited functionality of our website.
The setting of cookies, which are necessary for the performance of electronic communication processes or the provision of certain functions desired by you (e.g. shopping cart), takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f GDPR.
As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and smooth provision of our services.
If other cookies are set (e.g. for analysis functions), these are treated separately in this privacy policy.

Google Analytics

Our website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider of the web analysis service is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses “cookies.” These are small text files that your web browser stores on your end device and enable website usage to be analyzed. Information generated by cookies about your use of our website is transmitted to a Google server and stored there. The server location is usually the USA. Google Analytics cookies are set on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behavior in order to optimize our website and possibly also advertising. IP anonymization We use Google Analytics in conjunction with the IP anonymization function. This ensures that Google truncates your IP address within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmitting it to the USA. There may be exceptional cases in which Google transmits the full IP address to a server in the USA and truncates it there. Google will use this information on our behalf for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing us with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. Browser plugin The setting of cookies by your web browser can be prevented. However, this may restrict some functions of our website. You can also prevent the collection of data relating to your website use, including your IP address and subsequent processing by Google. You can do this by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available via the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
Objection to data collection You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link.
An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to our website: Deactivate Google Analytics.
Details on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
Order processing We have concluded an order processing contract with Google in order to fully comply with the statutory data protection requirements.
Demographic characteristics with Google Analytics Our website uses the “demographic characteristics” function of Google Analytics.
It can be used to create reports that contain statements about the age, gender and interests of site visitors.
This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and visitor data from third-party providers.
It is not possible to assign the data to a specific person.
You can deactivate this function at any time.
This is possible via the ad settings in your Google account or by generally prohibiting the collection of your data by Google Analytics, as explained in the section “Objection to data collection”.

Google Web Fonts

Our website uses web fonts from Google. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. By using these web fonts, it is possible to present you with the presentation of our website that we desire, regardless of which fonts are available to you locally. This is done by retrieving the Google Web Fonts from a Google server in the USA and the associated transfer of your data to Google. This involves your IP address and which of our pages you have visited. The use of Google Web Fonts is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in the optimal presentation and transmission of our website. Google is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”. This data protection agreement is intended to ensure compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. Details about Google Web Fonts can be found at:
https://www.google.com/fonts#AboutPlace:about and further information in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners?hl=de

Source: Data protection configurator from mein-datenschutzbeauftragter.de